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Batteries

Newsletter: It's battery week

David Roberts opens a new series on energy storage today with a look at the role lithium-ion batteries play in decarbonization.

By Nicholas Rinaldi . 14 April 2021

Solar

Tesla defies global price plunge, raises prices on solar roof and home batteries

Puzzling strategy from the the EV pioneer and reluctant residential solar company.

By Eric Wesoff . 14 April 2021

Batteries

Why lithium-ion batteries are so important

The kickoff to a new battery series explains how LIBs became the workhorse of the electric vehicle and energy storage fleet.

By David Roberts . 14 April 2021

Clean energy

US now ‘halfway to zero’ on electricity-sector carbon emissions

An LBNL report highlights the technology and economic changes that broke through pessimistic forecasts — and the challenges of cutting the rest of the power sector’s carbon footprint.

By Jeff St. John . 13 April 2021

Energy storage

Newsletter: Long-duration storage, net metering 3.0 and building decarbonization

All today's articles from the Canary Media team.

By Nicholas Rinaldi . 12 April 2021

a painting of clocks melting in a surrealist outdoor landscape

Long-duration energy storage

Long-duration storage roundup: News, players and technology

Long-duration storage keeps on slipping into the future.

By Eric Wesoff . 12 April 2021

Grid edge

How distributed energy can harden the Texas power grid

Natural-gas microgrids and battery-backed solar can hedge against climate change risk — maybe even without major policy changes.

By Jeff St. John . 7 April 2021

Diablo Canyon, California's last nuclear power plant

Clean energy

California tees up 7.5GW procurement to replace Diablo Canyon. Is it enough?

Can solar and batteries, geothermal power and long-duration energy storage replace the state’s last nuclear plant by mid-decade without increasing carbon emissions?

By Jeff St. John . 6 April 2021

Energy storage

Massive energy storage system from Tesla and PG&E will use Fluence AI to optimize bidding and battery health

Fluence is bringing energy trading and renewable asset bidding into the 21st century to eliminate the traditional bidding method: human traders with spreadsheets.

By Eric Wesoff . 17 February 2021

Energy storage

Swell Energy reveals 80-megawatt virtual power plant contract win with Hawaiian Electric

Swell Energy sells utilities a "virtual power plant in a box" built with customer batteries and solar.

By Eric Wesoff . 18 January 2021

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Energy storage

Newsletter: It's battery week

Tesla defies global price plunge, raises prices on solar roof and home batteries

Why lithium-ion batteries are so important

US now ‘halfway to zero’ on electricity-sector carbon emissions

Newsletter: Long-duration storage, net metering 3.0 and building decarbonization

Long-duration storage roundup: News, players and technology

How distributed energy can harden the Texas power grid

California tees up 7.5GW procurement to replace Diablo Canyon. Is it enough?

Massive energy storage system from Tesla and PG&E will use Fluence AI to optimize bidding and battery health

Swell Energy reveals 80-megawatt virtual power plant contract win with Hawaiian Electric